Where does “mantourage” come from?
mantourage (English) comes from English entourage, from French entourage, from French entourer, from French entour, from Middle French entour, from Old French entor, from Old French en-, from Latin īn- — in.
mantourage (English): An entourage consisting of men
Definitions
- An entourage consisting of men
Ancestry of “mantourage”, step by step
mantourage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English entourage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entourage | A retinue of attendants, associates or followers;... |
| 2 | French | entourage | ornament, decoration surrounding something; group... |
| 3 | French | entourer | to surround |
| 4 | French | entour | surroundings; circumlocution; entourage |
| 5 | Middle French | entour | around; surrounding |
| 6 | Old French | entor | around; surrounding |
| 7 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |